Hungarian tourists were forced to quarantine in Thailand
Hungarian tourists were forced to quarantine in Thailand. A Hungarian couple has been currently waiting in two separate hospitel rooms to get rid of the COVID-19 infection. The unfortunate pair shared their experiences. According to them, they already faced issues during air travel, in addition to the confusion in terms of the healthcare facility and the accommodation expenses.
Hungarian tourist ends up in a quarantine in Thailand
Earlier, a Hungarian woman had to quarantine after catching the coronavirus infection in Thailand during her vacation. After the incident, a Hungarian couple also reported to index.hu, that they were compelled to do the same. Rebeka and her partner travelled to Thailand for a long-planned vacation.
The couple got the infection in Thailand.
Although the Hungarian tourists entered the exotic country with a negative COVID-19 test, they had to spend the first night in quarantine upon their arrival. The tests and the quarantine stay have to be paid for by the visitor.
The Hungarian tourists already had a bad gut feeling on the plane. “Unfortunately, there was another passenger on the plane who did not wear the mask the correct way. I do not know why it is so hard for some to cover their noses,” writes Rebeka in her report.
Nobody knows who will pay the bills
The couple received the result of the second test while they were sitting in a taxi. It was then that they learned that both of them had contracted the virus. The taxi driver was scared at first, but she was kind and helpful all along the drive. After the positive test, the couple headed to a hospitel.
The hospitel is a government-approved facility where people can talk to doctors and receive health care in Thailand.
The hospitel is a 15-square-metre room with a balcony. The staff is kind and helpful. Patients can order food, but by the time it arrives, it is often already cold. They have to measure their fever and monitor their pulse oxygen levels twice a day. The results are sent to the medical staff through an application. In principle, this costs HUF 180,000 thousand (EUR 505) a day.
Nobody knows who will pay the bills.
The Hungarian couple is trying to talk to an insurance company and local hospitals. Hopefully, the insurance company will cover all the expenses. However, this is far from certain. Hospitality, food and travel expenses will amount to at least HUF 1 million (EUR 2800) per person.
Portfolio.hu previously reported that the Thai Ministry of Health advertises the importance of vaccination due to a large number of infections. Three months after the third vaccination, residents can already request the fourth jab.
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Source: index.hu, portfolio.hu
4 Comments
What is important is that it was caught and being treated
“forced” is a bit of a harsh word and smells like racism. According to the article the couple went to Thailand and got infected by Covid. Shouldn’t they go under quarantine? Shouldn’t they obey the law while in a foreign country? Or should they be “cool” and spit on the rules and do what ever they want since it’s a “holiday”? A bit of an amateur writer…. Respect the rules wherever you travel to
I can not see what the problem is with these two it is well documented what happens if you catch COVID whilst visiting Thailand that’s why you have to take out the COVID insurance.i would suggest people read the rules like everybody does before departing
Dear Nto, you are right that it was perhaps a bit strong choice of word. It wasn’t conceived by the writer though, he meant to give a different title originally. I should take the blame for it. 🙂